Inter-domain cooperation for mesoscale atmospheric laboratories: The Mesoscale Alpine Programme as a rich study case

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 133, Issue 625 B, 2007, Pages 949-967

  Volkert, Hans ^a   Gutermann, Thomas ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Field experiments; Mesoscale meteorology; Mountain meteorology; Numerical weather prediction; Scientific cooperation; THORPEX

Indexed keywords

MESOSCALE ALPINE PROGRAMME; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOUNTAIN METEOROLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; LANDFORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

METEOROLOGY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; FIELDWORK; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 34447638715     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.95     Document Type: Article

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